A short live looping ambient jam against a pre-recorded video loop of me playing a Steinway grand piano. The piano video was recorded with an iPhone and its built-in microphone, and is running through Ableton Live’s reverb, delay, and filter.

Here’s an overview of the layout and setup of “Live Jam #72” along with a quick demo on how I start a jam using Ableton’s loopers. Please feel free to post questions here, on Facebook, or on Twitter. If there’s a specific feature you’d like covered, just ask!

A live looping improv jam using the “MF3D Launcher” created by Tomash Ghzegovsky for the DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D, basically turning the MF3D into an Ableton Live control surface with instantaneous response. Details are at DJTT’s website: http://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/664

SoundPrism Pro is wirelessly sending MIDI to an instance of NI’s Massive. Animoog is sending and receiving MIDI through an iConnectMIDI. Lemur is wirelessly controlling filters and effects in Ableton Live. Also used is a DSI MoPho keyboard, and an Akai MPD26 controlling NI’s Kontakt. All audio is passed through a PreSonus 1818VSL connected to a Macbook Pro running Ableton Live.

Special thanks to Tomash for creating a unique version of this template which turns the clip launch page into a 4×4 grid. I’ve re-colored the last bank of buttons to four vertical rows to match my own mapping for Ableton’s loopers.